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Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 Excerpt from Kaspersky Overview Maintenance Pack 1 for Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6.0 and Kaspersky
Internet Security (KIS) 6.0 includes not only fixes for the main errors identified during
the first months since the products were released, but also a number of new features and
improvements. An important capability introduced in MP1 is extended support for
the 64-bit version of Windows XP. Now more of the solution's components,
including Mail Anti-Virus, Web Anti-Virus, Anti-Hacker, Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing, are
fully functional on computers running under this operating system (Pro-Active Defense
still is not compatible). KIS/KAV 6.0 MP1 has been tested by start64!, an independent group that
specialises on testing software under 64-bit versions of Windows and the results are
available on line. The KIS version tested was an intermediate beta (build 6.0.1.374), but
all results of the testing are applicable to the official MP1 version (build 6.0.1.411).
The test results demonstrated the following: - During antivirus scanning the program correctly recognises and scans System32 and
Syswow64 folders (the latter is the system folder for 32-bit applications launched under
64-bit operating systems);
- The eicar test virus is successfully detected in the System32 folder, which is the
system folder for 64-bit applications;
- The eicar test virus is successfully detected by the Web Anti-Virus during an attempt
to download it from the eicar website;
- If an attempt is made to receive an email with the eicar test virus in an attachment,
first the Mail Dispatcher window is displayed and then the Mail Anti-Virus module detects
the virus and offers to remove the infected attachment;
- The Anti-Hacker component tracks the network activity of applications, and the
Network Monitor component correctly displays various details of network connections, open
ports and the network traffic;
- The Anti-Banner component successfully blocks advertising information on a test
website.
The website's team concluded that "At present, the software offers a unique protection
package for x64." Also, extended support for the 64-bit version of Windows makes installation of the
Maintenance Pack easier for users who use this Windows version. Windows Vista The second Maintenance Pack was developed within a short time of the release of
Maintenance Pack 1 in order to offer integrated protection against all types of cyber
threats available to users of Windows Vista, the new operating system that Microsoft
released today, January 30. Earlier antivirus product versions are not compatible with
Vista because of the operating system's new architecture. With Maintenance Pack 2,
Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 will be fully compatible
with both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions of Windows Vista. At the same time, Maintenance Pack 2 includes all the features and additions that were
included in the first Maintenance pack, including full-scale support for Windows XP
64-bit Edition, extended on-demand scanning functionality, a number of improvements to
the proactive defence module and protection of Windows Task Manager against injection of
malicious dynamic-link libraries (dll). Maintenance Pack 2 for these products can be downloaded on their respective Product
Updates pages (version 6.0.2.614) See as well New
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